Did you watch that mini-series on ESPN called The Bronx is Burning? That show was a pretty cool summary of the Yankees of that era.

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No, actually I have never seen that. I probably should.

...and my other favorite team, Mets take 2 out of 3 from the Giants.

(I am so going to AT&T Park next year, BTW.)

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I am not much of a Yankees fan but I thought the series was great and I suspect you would love it depending on how old of a Yankees fan you are. I have been to Oakland's ballpark but not the new Giants stadium. It looks great on T.V. Dress warmly.

The Rockies are sooooo bad that I am now actually enjoying their amazing incompetence. Last week after the third out they all just stood out there in the field until the umpire had to remind them that the inning was over. One guy not paying attention I can buy, but it was all of them. They're all complete headcases at this point.

The Rockies are sooooo bad that I am now actually enjoying their amazing incompetence. Last week after the third out they all just stood out there in the field until the umpire had to remind them that the inning was over. One guy not paying attention I can buy, but it was all of them. They're all complete headcases at this point.

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Yeah, you can tell when teams are just mailing it in. I watched the Braves steal second last night and the throw had the runner by about a foot with the tag and everything. The umpire called him safe and the second baseman for Florida was like "whatever" and just threw the ball back to the pitcher. No argument or frustration whatsoever.

I need some good advice on some cheap ways to park my rental car and get to Fenway and Citizens Bank Park. Never been to Boston or Philly so I'm a total n00b.

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There's no real great place if you're going to Citizen's Bank Park (that area of South Philly is essentially a sport's complex and I'm sure any neighbors are not fans of people parking near them). However, if it's a day game, you can always take the subway (Broad Street line). I'm not sure where to park, though.

Sadly, as someone from the suburbs who never went to every game, I usually just parked in the stadium parking, which will be overpriced and miserable when you want to leave.

Citizens Bank Park is a nice place to visit - I enjoyed it a lot when I was there. There is a lot of parking available in the complex, but it fills up quick, especially by tailgaters (tailgating starts hours before the game does).

You could take the subway down there, but Philly's transit system appears to be stuck in a time warp from 1980 so don't expect a nice ride. Also the various stadia down in that complex are still a huge distance apart, so if you want to see all of them, bring comfortable shoes.

Paul Maholm's Brave debut tonight was pretty good. 7 innings, 8 k's but he gave up two monster homerun's to Justin Maxwell...like 30 rows deep into left field. He took the loss but didn't really get much help from the offense. I think he will be a great supplement to the rotation.

Citizens Bank Park is a nice place to visit - I enjoyed it a lot when I was there. There is a lot of parking available in the complex, but it fills up quick, especially by tailgaters (tailgating starts hours before the game does).

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Parking is always available, it's just expensive. If not a CBP, then at the NovaCare complex.

You could take the subway down there, but Philly's transit system appears to be stuck in a time warp from 1980 so don't expect a nice ride. Also the various stadia down in that complex are still a huge distance apart, so if you want to see all of them, bring comfortable shoes.

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On the plus side, it's a single fare regardless of distance if I'm not mistaken (it's been awhile since I've ridden it). This sets it apart from the DC Metro, which is kind of a pain with pricing. I also don't really recommend walking around the sports complex anyway unless you have a good reason. It's not only spread out, but fairly barren.